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Indian MSMEs in cross-hair of US tariffs
August 14, 2025
It has been a fortnight since India woke up to a shocking trade bombshell when United States President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 25 pc tariff on all Indian exports to the United States. Taking to Truth Social, his own social media platform, Trump unleashed a fiery tirade,...
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Lessons for EU from India-UK Free Trade Agreement
August 1, 2025
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed on July 24 is a milestone in the India-Britain strategic trade and economic relations. This historic agreement between the world’s fourth and fifth largest economies respectively, represents one of the mo...
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Green steel demand in India to rise to 179 million tonnes by FY50: EY Parthenon
July 30, 2025
As India sets an annual target to reach a steel production capacity of 500 million tonnes by 2047, a new report titled Unlocking green steel demand: An assessment of India’s automotive, infrastructure and construction sectors projects the country’s green steel demand to rise ...
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EU must immediately terminate Pakistan’s GSP trade privilege
June 20, 2025
The massacre of 26 unarmed civilians on April 22 at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan has once again put the spotlight on Pakistan’s continued involvement in cross boarder terrorism. And in this context, EU’s reluctance to te...
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India’s alcohol market: Cocktail of growth and obstacles
May 12, 2025
After a long, stressful workweek, more and more Indians are turning to a familiar ritual, uncorking a bottle of wine, cracking open a beer, or pouring themselves their favourite spirit. What was once a reserved indulgence has steadily woven itself into the fabric of urban relaxat...
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Free Trade Agreement to change dynamics of EU-India Strategic Partnership
January 24, 2024
The dawn of 2024 has been marked by some significant developments, 2023 marked a year of historic milestones in India’s history that has captivated the nation and the world from cultural celebrations to scientific achievements. Capping the long list was that India hosted its fi...
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EU-China Summit leaves big questions for European Union
December 14, 2023
On December 7, Beijing hosted the 24th EU-China Summit, the first in-person summit between the two since 2019. President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, represe...
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European Parliament bribery scandal puts spotlight on dark underbelly of EU institutions
December 17, 2022
The European Parliament is considered a cornerstone of European democracy and is meant to play the role of the sole pan-EU, democratically-elected body to represent the people of the EU and keep a check on the bureaucrats and their opaque ways of working that is often considered ...
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EU’s Chips Act offers unique opportunities to enhance ties with India
December 10, 2022
The adoption of the European Union’s Chips Act Position Paper by the Council of Europe about a week ago is a “watershed moment” in EU’s quest to become a dominant player in the global semiconductor ecosystem. The Council of the European Union consists of the Heads...
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IFF calls for withdrawal of revised draft on Digital Personal Data Protection
November 28, 2022
After it was forced to withdraw the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which seeks to govern and safeguard the use of personal data, due to serious concerns of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology, the Ministry of Electronics and Info...
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Sri Lanka crisis wake up call for EU & West: EICC
July 22, 2022
One of the first and most challenging tasks that await the new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to restore peace in the nation which has been in the grip of widespread protests and unrest, caused by the unprecedented economic crisis that has pushed essential items lik...
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Dynamism in EU-India relations key to respond to changing strategic environment
July 14, 2022
India’s relations with the European Union over the decades have been built on the principles of cooperation, shared values and common concern for global peace, security, and development. This makes them natural partners as well as factors of stability in the present world order...
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